the peals of laughter at the peel...

Goodness me...how ahead of the times was this little tyke of a car? It's even smaller than the current city-car champion, the MCC Smart!



The Peel P50 was a three-wheeled microcar manufactured in 1962 by the Manx Peel Engineering Company, retailing for £150 when new, and was designed as a town car and advertised as capable of seating "one adult and a shopping bag".

The car currently holds the record for the smallest-ever automobile to go into mass production, at just 134 cm (53 in) long and 99 cm (39 in) wide, with a weight of only 59 kg (132 lb). Having a tiny little 49 CC engine, it topped out at about 61 kmh and had a 3-speed manual tranny WITHOUT a reverse gear...

In tight confined spaces (relatively-speaking for it, I mean), turning could only be achieved by pushing, or lifting the car using the handle on the rear and physically pulling it round. Well, it was light enough...

In spite of its diminutive size, it was actually street-legal...but if you got into anything more than a fender-bender, you'd probably be squished flat...

in the vid below, TOP GEAR checks out the Peel...

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haven't much been in the mood to blog...today especially...

dammit, is there such a thing as male PMS?

would have hated to be...

...the captain of the flight...man, to see your co-worker pass on like that and have to carry on as the lives of the passengers were in his hands...that sucks big time...

sad news...

A holiday flight from Manchester to Cyprus was forced to divert after the co-pilot collapsed and died during the flight.

The GB Airways Airbus A320, flight BA6826, with 156 passengers on board, was bound for Paphos but diverted to Istanbul on Sunday afternoon. The first officer became ill during the flight. The purser administered first aid while the captain diverted the aircraft to Istanbul.

After landing the first officer was pronounced dead by the Turkish authorities.

full story off BBC here.

what the heck was he thinking?

a brand new plane being delivered for cathay pacific
69 VIPs onboard including cathay's UK chairman
28 feet off the ground during a flyby?!?!?!?!?!!

did the pilot flip out or what?

check out the news here (BBC)

vid (of sorts)

life defined...

cute!

what can you see?

...this would probably be dependent on how dirty-minded one is, i'd say

get your mind outta the gutter, it's just a frickin' lamp ya!

cheeky bloke!

The Irishman and the priest

A married Irishman went into the confessional and said to his priest, 'I almost had an affair with another woman.' The priest said, 'What do you mean, almost?'

The Irishman said, 'Well, we got undressed and rubbed together, but then I stopped.'

The priest said, 'Rubbing together is the same as putting it in. You're not to see that woman again For your penance, say five Hail Mary's and put $50 in the poor box.'

The Irishman left the confessional, said his prayers, and then walked over to the poor box. He paused for a moment and then started to leave.

The priest, who was watching, quickly ran ov er to him saying, 'I saw that. You didn't put any money in the poor box!' The Irishman replied, 'Yeah, but I rubbed the $50 on the box, and according to you, that's the same as putting it in!'

my predictions for...

...best actor and best actress were spot on...daniel day-lewis and marion cotillard both swiped the top honours for individual acting prowess in this morning's OSCARS...the weird thing is, i haven't even watched the movies for which they garnered their awards but i will...soon i hope...

it was a day of interesting fashion...for the ladies at least...


Jessica Alba looking distinctly preggers on the red carpet in a plum strapless Marchesa gown accented with feathers and draped empire waistline. She selected Cartier jewels, Jimmy Choo shoes and Jimmy Choo evening purse.


Nominee Cate Blanchett on the red carpet in Dries Van Noten.


Josh Brolin in a tuxedo by Dolce & Gabbana. Diane Lane in a chocolate brown draped jersey goddess gown and beaded trim detail by David Meister


Kristin Chenoweth in an Armani Prive strapless gown with Tiffany & Co. jewelry and Christian Louboutin shoes.


Nominee George Clooney on the red carpet in a one-button shawl collar tuxedo; with Sarah Jane Larson in a blue strapless beaded tiered gown with embroidered pink flowers by Valentino Couture.


Nominee (and now winner) Marion Cotillard in a Jean Paul Gaultier mermaid-inspired gown with Chopard jewelry, including a champagne necklace layered with brown diamond bead necklaces and a square-cut yellow diamond ring. She selected Sergio Rossi evening shoes.


Penélope Cruz on the red carpet in a Chanel Haute Couture navy blue organza feather-embroidered gown specially designed by Karl Lagerfeld and makeup by Chanel Beaute.


Miley Ray Cyrus on the red carpet in red Valentino chiffon gown with bow detail and a bronze lizard clutch with Swarovski crystals by Mary Norton. She is wearing Sergio Rossi shoes.


Cameron Diaz in a Dior by John Galliano blush pink silk tafetta gown with drape details and Bulgari jewels.


Jennifer Garner on the red carpet in Oscar de la Renta and Van Cleef & Arpels vintage necklace, earrings, bracelet and rings.


Anne Hathaway on the red carpet in a red Marchesa gown with rose detailed one-shoulder strap.

Katherine Heigl on the red carpet in a red silk georgette Escada column gown with one-shoulder design and draped and pleated bodice.


Heidi Klum on the red carpet in a red silk taffeta bustier gown with drape detail by John Galliano Haute Couture.


Nicole Kidman on the red carpet in a Balenciaga dress accented with L'Wren Scott necklace and makeup by Chanel Beaute


Nominated Laura Linney on the red carpet in Michael Kors.


Kelly Preston on the red carpet in Roberto Cavalli.


Keri Russell in a strapless champagne organza bustier evening dress by Nina Ricci and Sergio Rossi shoes.


Hilary Swank in a black Versace gown and Chopard hairclips, diamond earrings and diamond bracelet.


Olivia Thirlby on the red carpet in a one-shoulder gown by Vera Wang.


Renée Zellweger on the red carpet in a Carolina Herrera silver hand-embroidered lace gown with Cartier jewels.

indy 4....the kingdom of the crystal skull

...will be here in all of another 87 days...how am i gonna make it thru these nearly-3 months in frantic anticipation of the new instalment of the adventures of this film icon??? arrrrrrghhhh...

guess i'll just have to watch the trailer over and over again...

must be his idea of heaven!

maybe...just maybe, mine too!

lexi now has a louder voice...

...thanks to some early morning forum-browsing, some nifty text-work and most importantly, some delicate ego-massaging...

finally got my grubby hands on a 9-month old perfect-condition exhaust for her! to give it its full name, it is the FUJITSUBO legalis super r and it frickin' rocks...sounds like kingdom come on wide-open throttle! and the best thing, at only half the cost of a new one...


i'm lovin' it!

come march 11th...am gonna go back in time...

...10,000 BC to be exact.... new movie from the makers of INDEPENDENCE DAY and THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW...directed by roland emmerich...i mean, how bad can it be, right? looking forward to it...the SFX should be pretty damned good!


storyblurb
It was a time when man and beast were untamed and the mighty mammoth roamed the earth. A time when ideas and beliefs were born that forever shaped mankind. 10,000 B.C. follows a young hunter (Steven Strait) on his quest to lead an army across a vast desert, battling saber tooth tigers and prehistoric predators as he unearths a lost civilization and attempts to rescue the woman he loves. (Camilla Belle) from an evil warlord determined to possess her.

trailer here

i nearly had a heart attack this morning...

...when i saw these pictures of avril from MAXIM magazine...